...Danielle N. Ingle; Marianne E. Porter ABSTRACT Mammals living in aquatic environments load their axial skeletons differently from their terrestrial counterparts. The structure and mechanical behavior of trabecular bone can be especially indicative of varying habitual forces. Here, we investigated...

... Ground reaction forces Bone adaptation Cortical bone Trabecular bone Osteoprogenitor cells Mechanical loading Numerous aspects of organismal structure and function can be positively affected by load-bearing exercise, not least of which is the skeleton. Studies of humans and other animals...

..., Wolff's law has never been experimentally tested while controlling for ontogenetic stage, activity level,and species differences, all factors that may affect trabecular bone growth. Here we report an experimental test of Wolff's law using a within-species design in age-matched subjects experiencing...

...-mail: sharon_swartz@brown.edu 27 11 1997 26 01 1998 © The Company of Biologists Limited 1998 trabecular bone allometry scaling mammals biomechanics ‘Trabeculae are not merely embodiments of mathematical abstractions; they have their own lives to lead’, J. D. Currey...

...Richard H. C. Bonser ABSTRACT Vickers microhardness tests were used to gauge the mechanical ‘competence’ (ability to resist bending and failure) of cortical and trabecular bone along the humeri of three bird species. Hardness was greatest at the mid-length portion of the shaft. The mean hardness...